Job Description

Requisition ID: 258666
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Term: September - December 2026

Work Hours/Week : 37.5

Application Deadline: 05/22/2026

There's no better way to kickstart your career than to join Scotiabank! You will have the opportunity to be part of a winning team, build your network, and discover what you love – all while getting paid to do it! There’s a place for every type of student at Scotiabank and all that we ask for is that you have passion and strong AOO (Attitude, Ownership and Opportunity).

Join our Global Wealth Management Linguistic Services team as a Fall intern and gain hands-on experience across a variety of linguistic and project coordination functions. This internship offers a unique opportunity for a third-year Bachelor’s student (Translation) to explore multiple facets of the language services – including translation, proofreading, project management, team operations, terminology management, and desktop publishing – in a dynamic, fast-paced financial industry environment. You will contribute to a specialized team that handles a high volume of translation requests (over 10,000 per year) and leverages advanced translation and project management tools to deliver multilingual services within Scotiabank’s Global Wealth Management division. If you are curious, proactive, and eager to learn, and you want to explore in a collaborative team setting, we want to hear from you.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Project Coordination: Assist in reviewing and prioritizing incoming translation requests, ensuring all necessary information is provided, and help allocate work among translators and revisers based on their workload and expertise. Learn risk management in translation.

• Team Collaboration: Work closely with the Linguistic Services management team and colleagues on various initiatives, gaining insight into team leadership and operations.

• Translation & Revision: Contribute to translating and proofreading selected documents (primarily English to French) under supervision, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with Scotiabank’s brand standards.

• Terminology Management: Research relevant terminology and assist in maintaining translation memories and terminology databases to ensure consistency and high quality across all translated materials.

• Desktop Publishing Support: Prepare documents for translation, help perform final quality control and formatting of translated documents, checking for linguistic correctness, consistency, and proper layout before publication.

Do you have the skills and requirements that will enable you to succeed in this role? – We’d love to work with you if:

• You are currently enrolled in the 3rd year of a Bachelor’s in Translation.
• Full professional fluency in English and French (written and spoken), with excellent knowledge of Canadian English and Canadian French (Québécois) conventions.
• You demonstrate curiosity and initiative, are eager to learn, and proactively ask questions while taking on new challenges. You have strong attention to detail and the ability to recognize risk.
• You have strong communication / interpersonal skills.
• You have a strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• You have experience with standard office and translation tools and familiarity with computer-assisted translation (CAT) software, terminology databases, project management tools, and MS Office/Adobe Acrobat for document formatting and artificial intelligence.

What’s in it for you?

• You’ll be part of a diverse, collaborative, innovative, and high-performing team.
• You will have the opportunity to network and relationship build
• Exclusive Wealth sessions to learn about the business
• Bank-wide orientation to learn more about Scotiabank and gain exposure to senior leadership across the organization.
• You’ll have the opportunity to learn about multiple teams across Scotia Wealth Management

How do I apply?

For students applying to our internship/co-op or new graduate programs, we do not require resumes! We believe in evaluating you through relationships over resumes and are focused on learning about who you are and what you’re interested in to uncover your true potential. Instead, we ask that as part of your application you complete the below:

1. Complete your PLUM Profile here and save as a screenshot.
2. Complete short one-way video interview here.
3. Apply to the role and when the application asks for your resume, instead upload the screenshot of your PLUM Profile

In addition to French, the successful candidate must also have sufficient knowledge of English, as the work involves interacting and collaborating regularly with groups and individuals based in Toronto, as well as constantly interacting with other people, including clients, who speak English, locally and elsewhere.

Location(s): Canada : Quebec : Montreal || Canada : Quebec : Quebec

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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